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There are some great smartphones on the market right now with powerful functionality, high capacity and eye-catching features.

The iPhone 7 and Samsung S7 Galaxy Edge are some of the top smartphones on the market at the moment, in addition to the Google Nexus 6P, LG G5, Sony Xperia Z5 and HTC 10. The recently released Pixel by Google phone may be the most powerful smartphone yet.

But with price tags ranging from $419 to $969, these phones are not cheap. And if you buy with a payment plan, you’ll be stuck paying for that phone for 24 to 30 months in a contract-like agreement with the carrier.

So if you aren’t quite ready to drop that kind of cash, here are 7 smartphones under $250 — a fraction of the price of the highly-marketed smartphones — that are great!

Great all-around performance: The ZTE Z Max Pro for $99

Clark particularly likes this phone due to the large 6′ display. It also comes with a state-of-the-art fingerprint sensor — a great security feature. Plus, you can charge this phone up to 40% quicker than older phones.

It’s available for $99 at Metro PCS, or $0 if you decided to switch to Metro PCS.

Works on every major carrier: The Moto G4 for $149.99 – $199.99

There are a lot of high-performance phones in the Motorola family, but probably one of the best features of the Moto G is that it works on all 4 major carriers. It also regains up to 6 hours of battery life on a 15 minute charge.

2 GB of RAM + Add up to 128 GB of additional storage with a microSD card

3000mAh battery

13 MP HD camera + 5 MP wide-angle selfie cam

Runs on Google Android 6.0 Marshmallow

The neat thing about buying the Moto G 4th edition on Amazon is you can get a lower price ($149.99 for the 16GB) if you’re a Prime Member and you’re okay with ads showing up on your phone. But if not, the phone is $50 more, making it $199.99.

A great all-around smartphone: The BLU R1 for $59.99 – $109.99

The Blu R1 smartphone at Amazon, like the Moto G4, offers you a choice between an ad-free experience or a lower price with ads. The 16GB with ads is $59.99 for Prime members, while the 16GB without ads is $109.99 for anyone.

Best phone for the money: Huawei Honor 6X for $250

It’s being called an ‘adversary’ to the Moto G4 due to its impressive 2-day battery life, but the Huawei Honor 6X GSM smartphone also has something in common with the iPhone 7 — a dual-camera configuration which allows a special portrait mode bokeh effect. And at $250, it’s a much better deal than the $770 iPhone 7!

Features include:

5.5-inch, 1,920×1,080-pixel HD display (403ppi)

12-megapixel and 2-megapixel rear cameras

8-megapixel front-facing camera

Android 6.0 with Huawei’s EMUI 4.1 software

3,340mAh battery

2.1GHz octa-core Kirin 655 processor

Fingerprint sensor (no NFC or Android Pay)

microSD

Dual-SIM optional

32GB and 64GB options (US gets 32GB model)

If you love your current phone, but…

If you love your current iPhone but storage or battery life has become an issue, these simple fixes can help you keep enjoying your phone without dropping big bucks.

Problem: Short on storage

A final thought

Clark is not a big fan of iPhones due to the astronomical pricing, and so he kids those of us on the team who are team Apple. But whether you are team Apple or team Android, you can still buy your phone of choice without spending a lot of money — by buying a lower-priced phone, by waiting for the price of newer phones to drop or by buying used. Buying the best of the best may have it’s merits, but buying smart can help you save!

In the market for a new cell phone? Amazon has a deal for you!

Charis Brown is the Senior Deals Editor for ClarkDeals.com. Her favorite discount store is Nordstrom Rack, where she once bought something for $.01! She and her husband Justin paid off $27,000 of debt in 11 months and now live debt-free.